Plotting with You: The Forensic Scientist in Ancient Times!-Chapter 412 - 411: Good Idea

"Could it be that over there they specifically go out to recruit frail, fair-skinned, handsome young boys who rival the beauty of girls?" Zhu Yu quickly asked, "Could it be that they specifically help people raise young men?"

"Not at all." The musician shook his head, "I’ve heard from others that Little Mountain Building doesn’t favor those frail, weak young boys. They used to pick sturdy, strong half-grown boys who, judging by their appearance, could grow up to be robust and strong.

As for their looks... they aren’t necessarily all particularly handsome, as long as they’re passable."

This answer surprised Zhu Yu quite a bit. After all, wealthy families who casually want to find pretty boys or young men usually go for the handsome types. He hadn’t heard of anyone raising pretty boys with standards meant for laborers.

The musician with melon seed-shaped face noticed their surprise and laughed, "The three of you gentlemen better be careful. The Little Mountain Building is very strange, and we hardly dare wander around near there usually."

Zhu Yu felt something didn’t quite add up. Previously, Jiang Hong clearly told Yan Daoxin that there was a family who came looking for their daughter. They waited outside but couldn’t find her, and when they finally saw the daughter going out with the old madam, she acted as if she didn’t know them, causing quite a stir and eventually the old madam had no choice but to take the whole family inside the building.

But according to these musicians’ descriptions, Little Mountain Building was in a deserted and remote corner, so how did others know that the family waited outside the building for a long time?

"Has Little Mountain Building always been in such a secluded place?" Lu Qing, apparently thinking of the same question as Zhu Yu, asked seemingly casually.

The musician with the melon seed face laughed and shook his head, "That’s not the case. Initially, they rented a small building on the most bustling street in our Lianxiang City. The sign was extremely elegant, and the place was always fragrant with half the street filled with the scent of sandalwood. It was very pleasant.

Back then, many people in the city couldn’t figure out what kind of place it was and speculated that it might be a shop selling antiques.

Later, after a long curiosity, people found out that it was a place specifically for selecting beauties for prestigious households.

Then, whether because the tree attracts the wind or something strange happened, there started to be rumors in the city saying that Little Mountain Building was bizarre. Some people were scared, while some were curious and deliberately went there to peek around.

Then, probably feeling annoyed, they bought a piece of land behind the forest and built a small building there and moved over.

After that, fewer people went there willingly.

Especially people like us, whom they look down upon, it’s even less likely for us to want to gather near them."

Lu Qing nodded at this, gestured for the musicians to take the silver melon seeds on the table and leave.

The musicians were a bit disappointed, but while collecting the silver melon seeds on the low table, they became cheerful again.

After all, for these women, they didn’t really yearn for any sudden romances from the heavens, nor could they expect the three handsome guests to have any special favor towards them.

Ultimately, seeing handsome guests made them happy, but what made them happiest were those heavy, pocketable silvers.

The musicians left with the silver melon seeds, and the elegant room became particularly quiet, only separated by a thin wall with the noisy sounds downstairs.

"This is troublesome..." Without those musicians with flowing eyes, Yan Daoxin felt much more at ease. He leaned back lazily, frowned and looked at Lu Qing, "The place is so remote, guarded strictly to keep outsiders away. If there’s nothing shady going on inside, I don’t believe it.

But this means figuring out what’s going on inside won’t be easy either."

"No matter what, we really have to see what’s going on there." Zhu Yu frowned tightly, his expression full of worry, "The way those musicians described the girls in Little Mountain Building is definitely strange.

Moreover, many outsiders can’t take a single girl out of the building despite spending small fortunes, only the Lord of the building can personally connect to take them somewhere, especially to places like the Capital...

This definitely isn’t as simple as the Yangzhou Thin Horses, there must be bigger secrets involved.

We must figure out what’s really going on here. I’m worried it might be related to that Fake Castle Master, or even that previous incident Situ Jing encountered, then the conspiracy here wouldn’t just be about money and murder."

Yan Daoxin nodded repeatedly in strong agreement.

Lu Qing didn’t speak, just frowned as if he were also considering solutions to the problem.

After waiting for a while, Zhu Yu didn’t hear him speak, wanting to say something but was immediately stopped by Lu Qing raising his hand.

"No way." He shook his head at Zhu Yu solemnly.

Yan Daoxin looked at Zhu Yu in bewilderment and then at Lu Qing, "She hasn’t even spoken yet... how come you already know it’s not possible?"

"It’s not hard to guess." Lu Qing answered confidently, "She wants to disguise as a civilian woman and go near the Little Mountain Building, hoping to attract their attention and be brought inside."

"That’s really what you intend?" Yan Daoxin sought help from Zhu Yu.

Zhu Yu nodded somewhat helplessly, "That’s the only method I could think of."

"You can’t say it wouldn’t work!" Yan Daoxin clapped his hands, seeming very interested, "He doesn’t agree but I do!"

"Don’t mess around." Lu Qing frowned and glared at him. "She does have unique skills in autopsy and a courage most women don’t possess. But besides that, she only has self-defense skills.

The Little Mountain Building’s true nature is already highly mysterious. Going alone is akin to stepping into the lion’s den, fraught with danger!"

"You’re right, going alone definitely won’t work." Yan Daoxin pounded his chest, "I can go with her!"

As he said this, Zhu Yu’s eyes brightened.

Yan Daoxin’s face was truly incomparable, absolutely the most beautiful face Zhu Yu had seen in two lifetimes put together.

This definitely doesn’t belittle Lu Qing’s appearance, as Lu Qing had a heroic, bold beauty with an inherent masculinity.

While Yan Daoxin had a beauty transcending societal gender norms, whether man or woman, it was pure beauty.

"I think this idea is excellent!" So she quickly expressed her stance.